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Exactly what it says. If you use the M.2 slot #1, one of the SATA slots (i.e. the things you connect HDDs and normal SSDs to) gets disabled. Check the manual to see which one.

Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24"

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Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB

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It means you only have 5 of the 6 SATA ports available when you use an M.2 drive in the top slot

 

As for the build, get a decent cooler like a beQuiet Dark Rock Pro 3 or something

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To add a bit more, page 3-18 (76 of the PDF) of the manual explains it.

  1. A SATA M.2 SSD in M.2_1 (closest to the CPU) will disable SATA port 1. A PCIe SSD will leave it enabled.
  2. The M.2_2 slot only takes PCIe drives and runs in x2 mode with SATA ports 5 and 6 enabled or x4 mode with SATA ports 5 and 6 disabled.

Your SSD is NVMe, so put it in the top one and you'll have all 6 SATA ports left working.

Also what @Lurick said, a better cooler will serve you well with that chip.

Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24"

Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB

Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB

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I would get a 1tb hdd in addition to the m.2. 

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20 minutes ago, PokemonDK said:

 

Lord that build...

 

What do you need your PC for? Do you already have a PC of some kind? What's your monitor resolution/refresh rate?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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